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Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, London. The original house was completed by 1610 by Thomas Vavasour, an Elizabethan courtier. Built of red brick, it had a traditional Elizabethan era H-plan. The house was later home to John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, and his wife Elizabeth when they held important roles at the court of Charles II. They had the house doubled in size and equipped with princely private apartments and accommodation suites for visitors. It was furnished to the highest standards and lavishly decorated. The gardens and grounds were redesigned. After Elizabeth's death, the property was passed down within the family until it was donated to the National Trust in 1948. The house and gardens were then opened to the public. Ham retains many original Jacobean and Caroline features and furnishings, in unusually fine condition. The house is a grade I listed building and its park and gardens are listed at grade II*. (Full article...)
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Hi Isaksenk and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 14:04, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Gog the Mild I tried to make some improvements to the text, but my changes have been reverted by another editor. Where am I meant to make suggestions? Thanks. Isaksenk (talk) 09:00, 28 December 2021 (UTC)